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Table 1 Associations between racial discrimination and sociodemographic factors at wave 1 (2009/10)

From: Racial discrimination and health: a prospective study of ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom

 

No racial discrimination (n = 3885)

Racial discrimination (n = 998)

p

Age (years)

38.55 (15.60)

36.98 (13.32)

0.001

 16–24

793 (20.4%)

174 (17.4%)

 

 25–34

991 (25.5%)

311 (31.2%)

 

 35–44

904 (23.3%)

257 (25.8%)

 

 45–54

593 (15.3%)

151 (15.1%)

 

 55+

604 (15.5%)

105 (10.5%)

 

Sex (% men)

1900 (48.9%)

474 (47.5%)

0.426

Household income (£)

1195.71 (1020.57)

1220.60 (889.97)

0.481

 £0–499

572 (14.7%)

138 (13.8%)

 

 £500–999

1486 (38.2%)

356 (35.7%)

 

 £1000–1499

909 (23.4%)

221 (22.1%)

 

 £1500–1999

439 (11.3%)

145 (14.5%)

 

 £2000+

479 (12.3%)

138 (13.8%)

 

Education (% yes)

  

0.001

 University Degree

1372 (35.3%)

474 (47.5%)

–

 School qualification

1673 (43.1%)

412 (41.3%)

–

 No qualification

840 (21.6%)

112 (11.2%)

–

Ethnicity

  

0.001

 Indian

702 (76.7%)

213 (23.3%)

–

 Pakistani

609 (79.6%)

156 (20.4%)

–

 Bangladeshi

635 (85.5%)

108 (14.5%)

–

 Black Caribbean

464 (82.4%)

99 (17.6%)

–

 Black African

580 (80.6%)

140 (19.4%)

–

 Other

895 (76.0%)

282 (24.0%)

–

  1. Data are presented as means (SD) and n (%)